[ToniSamp]

Similarly to what happens with the Spanish clubs, four clubs will take part in it with two semifinals which will include the first two classified of serie A and the two finalists of the Italian Cup.
There is also an agreement with Saudi Arabia for hosting four of the next six editions (two in SA, then two ?, and then two in SA again).

Hopefully Cremonese makes it by reaching the final of the Italian Cup lol.

 

[ToniSamp]

Please tell me that they at least plan to return to the old ways and schedule it in pre-season again. 🙏

Two games mid-season is too much of a distraction. Almost as bad as the CWC or whatever it's called.

No, January it is.

 

[ToniSamp]

Italians consider getting foreign refs an insult to Italian refs, I believe.

Not just that, you have to consider the one of the Italian referees a sort of corporation if not a sort of casta and they are ultradefensive in terms of what belong to them. They will never concede something like that.

 

[ToniSamp]

He was a well known (in Italy) Italian youtuber. Unfortunately he passed away but the gifs of him remain. I think that that gif describes pretty well the pain/irrritation I feel at competitions of champions being transformed in competitions which include losers (the former Champions Cup being the biggest example) in the name of the money.